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Product Description

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The NAD C 389 Integrated DAC Amplifier,  with or without BluOS high-res music streaming and Dirac Live room correction

can serve as the cornerstone of a high-performance audio system now – and for decades to come. Employing NAD’s proven HybridDigital UcD amplifier design and the same ESS Sabre DAC used in NAD’s acclaimed M33 BluOS streaming amplifier, the C 389 will deliver thrilling dynamics and exquisite detail from all your sources.

With its full suite of digital and analogue inputs, including an ultra-low-noise phono stage and HDMI eARC interface, the C 389 can accommodate all your source components. And it incorporates the latest generation of NAD’s Modular Designs Construction future-proofing technology.

MDC2 BluOS-D module adds BluOS Hi-Res multi-room music streaming and Dirac Live room correction is included with the C389-BluOS, or can be added to the standard C389. 

Listen to music on over 20 audio streaming services

  • Customized HybridDigital UcD amplifier in fully balanced bridged configuration
  • Continuous Power: 130 Watts per channel into 8/4 ohms
  • Instantaneous Power: 210 W into 8 ohms, 300 W into 4 ohms, 350 Watts per channel
  • Vanishingly low harmonic and intermodulation distortion
  • Nearly unmeasurable noise through the entire audioband
  • Dual MDC2 ports for expanded functionality
  • Jitter-free 32-bit/384kHz ESS Sabre 9028 DAC
  • Ultra-low-noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filtering circuitry
  • Two optical, two coaxial digital inputs
  • HDMI-eARC input
  • Two pairs of line-level analogue inputs with ultra-low-noise buffer amplifiers
  • Two sets of speaker outputs
  • Two-way Qualcomm aptX HD Bluetooth
  • Dual subwoofer outputs
  • Dedicated headphone amplifier
  • CI-Friendly – IR remote, 12V Trigger in/out, IR in/out, RS-232 Serial port
  • Seamless integrations with smarthome control systems such as Control4, Crestron, RTI, URC, Lutron, and Elan

Features & Specs Line Circle

DESIGN
HybridDigital DAC Amplifier
AVAILABLE WITH or WITHOUT
BluOS/Dirac Live
CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT
130 Watts Per Channel @ 8 or 4 ohms
DAC
32-bit/384kHz ESS Technology Sabre
DESIGN
HybridDigital DAC Amplifier
AVAILABLE WITH or WITHOUT
BluOS/Dirac Live
CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT
130 Watts Per Channel @ 8 or 4 ohms
DAC
32-bit/384kHz ESS Technology Sabre

Expert Insight

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For years I have been a big fan of NAD amplifier technology. Adding in the convenience of BluOS and the abilities of Dirac Live, make the C 389 (with BluOS) a complete performance package!

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Michael Chapman
Over 30 years with ListenUp!

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Product Description

Line Circle

The NAD C 389 Integrated DAC Amplifier,  with or without BluOS high-res music streaming and Dirac Live room correction

can serve as the cornerstone of a high-performance audio system now – and for decades to come. Employing NAD’s proven HybridDigital UcD amplifier design and the same ESS Sabre DAC used in NAD’s acclaimed M33 BluOS streaming amplifier, the C 389 will deliver thrilling dynamics and exquisite detail from all your sources.

With its full suite of digital and analogue inputs, including an ultra-low-noise phono stage and HDMI eARC interface, the C 389 can accommodate all your source components. And it incorporates the latest generation of NAD’s Modular Designs Construction future-proofing technology.

MDC2 BluOS-D module adds BluOS Hi-Res multi-room music streaming and Dirac Live room correction is included with the C389-BluOS, or can be added to the standard C389. 

Listen to music on over 20 audio streaming services

  • Customized HybridDigital UcD amplifier in fully balanced bridged configuration
  • Continuous Power: 130 Watts per channel into 8/4 ohms
  • Instantaneous Power: 210 W into 8 ohms, 300 W into 4 ohms, 350 Watts per channel
  • Vanishingly low harmonic and intermodulation distortion
  • Nearly unmeasurable noise through the entire audioband
  • Dual MDC2 ports for expanded functionality
  • Jitter-free 32-bit/384kHz ESS Sabre 9028 DAC
  • Ultra-low-noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filtering circuitry
  • Two optical, two coaxial digital inputs
  • HDMI-eARC input
  • Two pairs of line-level analogue inputs with ultra-low-noise buffer amplifiers
  • Two sets of speaker outputs
  • Two-way Qualcomm aptX HD Bluetooth
  • Dual subwoofer outputs
  • Dedicated headphone amplifier
  • CI-Friendly – IR remote, 12V Trigger in/out, IR in/out, RS-232 Serial port
  • Seamless integrations with smarthome control systems such as Control4, Crestron, RTI, URC, Lutron, and Elan
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Features & Specs Line Circle

DESIGN
HybridDigital DAC Amplifier
AVAILABLE WITH or WITHOUT
BluOS/Dirac Live
CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT
130 Watts Per Channel @ 8 or 4 ohms
DAC
32-bit/384kHz ESS Technology Sabre
DESIGN
HybridDigital DAC Amplifier
AVAILABLE WITH or WITHOUT
BluOS/Dirac Live
CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT
130 Watts Per Channel @ 8 or 4 ohms
DAC
32-bit/384kHz ESS Technology Sabre
Expert Insightdown arrow

Expert Insight

Line Circle

For years I have been a big fan of NAD amplifier technology. Adding in the convenience of BluOS and the abilities of Dirac Live, make the C 389 (with BluOS) a complete performance package!

Expert Img
Michael Chapman
Over 30 years with ListenUp!
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